The most heartbreaking part though was Mark’s barely heard response, “Sorry, we’re not BTS.” Fans were so taken aback that they praised Mark while feeling sad he’d felt the need to say that in the first place.

Mark really had to say “sorry we’re not bts” to all them ppl- like no one deserves nct on some real shit pic.twitter.com/Np5ra98xSl

Fans were understanding of NCT 127’s situation and felt apologetic to both groups for not being recognized for their talents.

this kinda hurts lol. for both sides – nct not being recognized as themselves even tho they are amazing and deserve recognition 🙁 and locals not giving a shit enough about bts to know what they actually look like and just want to see them for clout :(. sigh

Mark is a thoughtful guy for responding the way he did, and all of NCT 127 responded in a polite manner after being mistaken for another group. Most importantly, that fan had a lot of courage to stand up and announce what everyone needed to know.